For me it took 20 lbs. for it to be noticeable. I dropped a size for every 15 lbs. But who cares if other people notice. I notice it in myself even at 5-7 lbs - i feel less bloated, clothes start to fit better, etc.

I agree it depends on how heavy you are at the beginning and where you carry your weight.

I carry it above my hips and was about 30lbs overweight so as soon as the first 10 lbs came off you could see the difference in my chest and shoulders.

I think also, if you carry your weight in your thighs and butt but are lean on top, it will be less noticeable and will take longer for the difference to show.

I've lost almost 100 pounds in 18 months and generally people (except my family) didn't really say anything until after about 70 or 80 pounds. But when folks did say something it was in the nature of "Wow you look absolutely amazing! What is your secret?" so that's nice. Don't let folks not saying anything discourage you on your journey, fwiw -- you look fabulous! Keep going!

How tall are you? If you're a 5'5" woman with that BMI, you probably started around 170-180. Results probably won't be noticeable to others until 15-20 lbs. Probably more noticeable to you at around 10.

20LB. I am short 5'4'' and hourglass shaped (even at higher weights but after a certain point it all goes to my middle) and lost most of 20 in my midsection so it is noticeable.

It can be hard to notice visceral fat loss. You need to lose all of the viscer fat before you really begin to see face fat loss. It takes a while and also depends how much overweight you are.

I think it has to be substantial and hard to ignore for people to comment on it. I often notice when friends lose (or gain) a little bit of weight, but don't say anything. it would be hard to not comment on someone who went from a size 22 to a size 4.

depends where you start. 10 pounds will be a lot on a smaller person but not noticeable at all on a larger one.

I went from 173 to 143 and people are just now noticing/commenting.

I went from 158 to 135 and no one mentioned it. Once I got to 125 people commented on it constantly. I think there’s a threshold on everyone’s body where all the sudden you see more definition in their face and notice it.

Anonymous wrote:I’m down 30 pounds from 270 to 240, no one has really noticed but I can tell.

I haven’t changed sizes yet but my current clothes are fitting better and I’ve got some room to spare. My face is thinning out but again, not enough for others to notice.

I think once I hit 50 pounds lost that I’ll be able to go down a size.

Yeah, I went from like 255 to 228 and nobody noticed (including me) and it made me really discouraged and I gave up.

FWIW, others may notice, but just not say anything. I generally never say anything to a person about weight loss unless that person has been sharing weight loss efforts with me and I think based on experience with them that it would make them happy for me to say something.

I’m down 30 pounds from 270 to 240, no one has really noticed but I can tell.

I haven’t changed sizes yet but my current clothes are fitting better and I’ve got some room to spare. My face is thinning out but again, not enough for others to notice.

I think once I hit 50 pounds lost that I’ll be able to go down a size.

It just depends and it’s really impossible to say. On your body type, fat distribution, age, height…no one can say. For me when I started around 250 (BMI 40) it wasn’t until I was about 210 that people started really noticing. I noticed my clothes getting too big after the first 20 probably. I’m 200 now and I still don’t really feel like I look any different when I look in the mirror though and I definitely don’t feel any different.

I've dropped about seven pounds in six weeks (BMI going from about 27.5 to 26.3) but I still haven't noticed a difference. When will and I and others start being able to tell? I feel like I've gotten into a decent momentum just from the numbers but think it would go a long way once I actually start seeing physical results.